git: 1fc26d9baa11 - main - sysutils/memtest86+: deprecate the port and set expiration date
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:45:22 UTC
The branch main has been updated by avg:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=1fc26d9baa115e811031a762a2a0109e7dc28c07
commit 1fc26d9baa115e811031a762a2a0109e7dc28c07
Author: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-06-23 09:34:46 +0000
Commit: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-06-23 09:44:57 +0000
sysutils/memtest86+: deprecate the port and set expiration date
The crown jewel of the port, an ELF binary that could be booted by
FreeBSD BIOS boot-chain, has been broken for a long while now.
Besides, most systems use EFI boot now and the EFI binary available from
the upstream can be used on those systems.
Also, many systems based on coreboot provide built-in memtest86+.
So, the port no longer serves any useful purpose.
---
sysutils/memtest86+/Makefile | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/sysutils/memtest86+/Makefile b/sysutils/memtest86+/Makefile
index d7af147888cf..ba427a6c100a 100644
--- a/sysutils/memtest86+/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/memtest86+/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ USES= gmake
ALL_TARGET= all
PORTDOCS= *
+DEPRECATED= ELF binary for BIOS boot has been broken for a long while
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2025-07-31
+
USE_GCC= yes:build
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